Posts Tagged drum
Balloon Kid cover
Posted by marcsart in Music, Video Games on December 16, 2013
I’ve been wanting to do this tune for a while now. A catchy melodic song from a criminally under appreciated game. Hope you enjoy!!
Quick Movie Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
Posted by marcsart in Movie Reviews on April 1, 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful is a prequel to the classic Wizard of Oz and tells the story of how said wizard came to arrive and ultimately rule in the magical land of Oz.
There are many things that I enjoyed about this movie. The beginning section, similar to the original Oz, is in black and white and 4:3 aspect ratio. It tells the back story of man named Oz (played by James Franco), a traveling carnival magician who is struggling to become what he considers to be a “great man”. Fast forwarding a bit, the soon-to-be wizard arrives in Oz and the movie changes to full color and wide screen aspect ratio. Similar to the original Oz movie, this change serves to really highlight the contrast between the real world and the fantastical world of Oz. However, I feel that this is where the movie starts to drift away from the greatness of it’s predecessor.
First and foremost, this movie is extremely CGI heavy. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, I felt that all the CGI detracted from the movie experience somehow considering the original’s legacy. To be fair the CGI was well done, especially the beautiful landscapes when Franco first arrives in Oz.
As far as the plot, I can only describe it as sort of “hum-drum”. I believe that this movie suffers from what I refer to as the “prequel syndrome”, in that as viewers we pretty much know how the story is going to end due to our knowledge of the original. Because of the so-called “prequel syndrone”, the prequel movie can’t really deviate from what we already know about the story which culminates in an ultimately anti-climactic ending (i.e., the Star Wars prequels). This, combined with a plot that is overly dialogue-heavy, filled with extraneous characters and runs for over two hours do not a memorable movie make. I feel that this movie could be highly improved simply by better pacing. As I have said, many of the characters in the movie are irrelevant. Rachel Weisz’s character in particular serves no purpose other than to take up unnecessary screen time.
After viewing Oz the Great and Powerful it took me a while to simply decide whether I liked it or not. I would not call this a bad movie, but merely one that suffers from a weak plot and poor pacing.
Little Nemo the Dream Master covers (remastered)
Posted by marcsart in Music, Video Games on April 1, 2013
Groovy 2 Da Maxx
Another quick tune, hope you enjoy. You might have to turn your sound up a lil bit, it got recorded kind of soft for some reason…
Unibrows practice 2/15/12
Have you ever wondered what goes on at a Unibrows practice but were too afraid to ask? Here we are practicing a couple of our newer songs, “Planted” and “Sore Loser”. Hope you enjoy!!
Unibrows – Damonjalis LIVE!
Enjoy my band, Unibrows, performing ‘Damonjalis’ LIVE at Firehouse 13 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Psycho Power Reigns Supreme
Posted by marcsart in Finished Artwork, Video Games on January 3, 2011
This is a speed drawing I did of M. Bison from the Street Fighter series. Sketching, inking and shading done in Manga Studio. As always, constructive criticism is welcome and encouraged! Sorry for the slight moire pattern, if you want to see this image FULL SIZE with no moire pattern you can do so on my deviantART page – http://slipperyphish.deviantart.com/#/d26k3x3
Need more proof that I am a certifiable M. Bison fan? Here’s a pic of my maroon and black TAMA drum kit complete with Shadaloo insignia. It’s enough to turn any normal drummer into a merciless, power-hungry maniac!
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